Event Outline
In this event we will explore indications, analgesia, risks, possible complications, management and rehabilitation following hip and knee replacement surgery. The speaker will cover each area in detail and there will be an opportunity to ask questions.
Learning outcomes
After this event you will have an understanding of the following:
- Risks and possible complications following hip and knee replacement surgery
- Post-operative plans
- Hip and knee replacement surgery rehabilitation
Speaker – Mr Andrea Volpin
Andrea is a Consultant orthopaedic surgeon with a special interest in lower limb arthroplasty and sports surgery (including ACL reconstruction and meniscal repair procedures) working as a substantive Consultant at Dr Gray’s Hospital since 2020.
Andrea studied Medicine at the University of Padua in Italy. He then completed basic surgical training and higher specialist training in Trauma and Orthopaedics at the University of Padua in Italy. He enhanced his skills and expertise further by undertaking training at the University College London Hospitals and Princess Royal University Hospital, part of the King’s College Hospital. He then completed two fellowships in complex soft tissue knee surgery and hip and knee arthroplasty at the Royal Derby Hospital and Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospital.
In 2015, he was awarded the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology autumn travelling fellowship to the Netherlands and then granted a visiting fellowship to Vancouver in 2022.
Mr Volpin has published extensively in orthopaedic journals and textbooks on several aspects of hip and knee research showing his dedication to advancing the field of orthopaedic surgery. He has also presented widely on several clinical and research topics in national and international meetings.
Chair – Matthew Barks FRCC (Pain)
RCC Members participate free of charge. Refer to your email or contact events@rcc-uk.org to register with your full name and email address.
Non-Members: £35. Please register and pay online here rcc-uk.org/rcc-events
Registration closing time Wednesday 15th May 2024, 5pm